What I need is ______ book that contains ________ ABC of oil painting.

A．a；/  B．the；/  C．the；an  D．a；the

—I am so sorry to have come late for the meeting.

—It is not your fault.With ________ rush－hour traffic and ________ heavy rain，it is no wonder you were late.

A．a；a  B．the；the  C．/；/  D．/；a

As is known to all, ________ People's Republic of China is ________ biggest developing country in the world.(2011·陕西)

A．the；/  B．/；the  C．the；the  D．/；/

George couldn't remember when he first met Mr. Anderson, but he was sure it was ________ Sunday because everybody was at ________ church.

A．/；the  B．the；/  C．a；/  D．/；a

I don't know who invented ________ telephone, but it's really ________ most wonderful invention.

A．the；a  B．/；the  C．a；the  D．/；a

Italy is ________ most attractive European country and how I wish I would go there for________ second time.

A．a；a  B．/；a  C．the；the  D．a；the

I don't think the experiment is ________ failure.At least we have gained ________ experience for future.

A．/；the  B．a；the  C．a；/  D．/；/

Being able to afford ________ drink would be ________ comfort in those tough times.(2012·山东)

A．the；the  B．a；a  C．a；/  D．/；a

First impressions are the most lasting.After all, you never get ________ second chance to make ________ first impression.(2010·北京)

A．a；the  B．the；the  C．a；a  D．the；a

It is generally accepted that ________ boy must learn to stand up and fight like ________ man.(2011·全国)

A．a；a  B．a；the  C．the；the  D．a；/